summer itch Archives - The Horses Back https://thehorsesback.com/tag/summer-itch/ Body Talk for Thinking Owners Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:57:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thehorsesback.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-NTW-ICON-1.jpg summer itch Archives - The Horses Back https://thehorsesback.com/tag/summer-itch/ 32 32 Why Thinking About Neck Threadworms Still Leaves Us Scratching Our Heads https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms-questions/ https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms-questions/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2014 03:55:02 +0000 http://thehorsesback.com/?p=2574 Less than 12 months ago, I wrote about neck threadworms and how they might be behind many horses’ frantic itching. The uptake on that article continues to astonish me. It has now had well over 60,000 visitors from all over the world and is still climbing steadily. All text (c) Jane Clothier, https://thehorsesback.com No reproduction […]

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]]> https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms-questions/feed/ 34 How to Fight the Big Fight against Neck Threadworms https://thehorsesback.com/fight-against-neck-threadworms/ https://thehorsesback.com/fight-against-neck-threadworms/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2013 09:30:48 +0000 http://thehorsesback.com/?p=1824 This follow-up to ‘The Disturbing Truth About Neck Threadworms and your Itchy Horse’ discusses how to manage the parasites, once you know your horse has them. The original article was aimed at my Australian bodywork clients here in NSW, yet it quickly worked its way through other networks – I haven’t a clue what or […]

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]]> https://thehorsesback.com/fight-against-neck-threadworms/feed/ 108 The Disturbing Truth About Neck Threadworms and Your Itchy Horse https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms/ https://thehorsesback.com/neck-threadworms/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:18:57 +0000 http://thehorsesback.com/?p=1633 Look on any ivermectin or moxidectin-based wormer packet and you’ll see a long list of parasites. Tucked in neatly at the end – it’s nearly always at the end – you’ll see the words Onchocerca cervicalis, otherwise known as neck threadworms. Also known as neck threadworms, these critters vary in length from 6cm to 30cm […]

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